Friday, January 20, 2012

Iglesia Ni Cristo Unity Games: May the Game Begin!!!

It's more fun in the Philippines because we have brotherly competition like INCUnityGames. Tomorrow 21 January 2011, Nueva Ecija Provincial Sports Complex will be in the spotlight as the 2nd Edition of Iglesia Ni Cristo Unity Games starts its sports festivities. Our brothers and sisters from Nueva Ecija South, Nueva Ecija North, Tarlac North and Tarlac South would feel the heat of Sportsmanship and Camaraderie as their athletes compete in the different sports disciplines like Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Chess, Cycling, Football (Soccer), Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball and Taekwando.

The INCUnityGames is a multi-sport and multi-district event and the largest athletic competition hosted for members of the Iglesia ni Cristo.

This multi-district and multi-sport event was the conceived by the Church’s Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, as a way of bringing together members of the Church in friendly athletic competition. While sports can develop discipline, responsibility, teamwork, and perseverance, the Unity Games aims even higher: the fostering of the biblical teachings of brotherly love and unity among members of the Church of Christ.

The inaugural Unity Games was held last May 21 and 28, 2011, in the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, with the athletes coming from the five ecclesiastical districts in Metro Manila, Philippines: Metro Manila North (yellow colored uniforms), Metro Manila South (white colored uniforms), Metro Manila East (green colored uniforms), Metro Manila West (blue colored uniforms), and Metro Manila Central (red colored uniforms).

The events included badminton, basketball, bowling, chess, table tennis, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and a 3K Fun Run, with many of the events telecast live on NET 25.

This year, we have 16 district participating. They are divided to 4 conferences and will be having their competition on different days and venues: